Scots Pine – Pinus sylvestris (Bare Rooted)

Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris, is of course an evergreen and are literally everywhere in the UK. As a young tree they will have all of their lower branches helping them to grow away, so the trunk of the tree is hidden. If the tree is being grown as a crop for commercial use, generally these lower limbs will be trimmed off as the tree grows up. A single tree grown as a feature tree in a medium sized garden will create interest and a special feature especially for wildlife! A group of trees planted in a larger area purely for landscaping will also look amazing as they grow to maturity. A mature tree can reach thirty five metres high. At maturity, the tree probably only needs the top third of its branches to thrive. It’s now straight trunk is on full show and alongside other trees, that it has grown up with for the last seventy or eighty years, makes a spectacular show of giants. The timber is used for many purposes, years ago for pit props in the mining industry, present uses include wood pulp and general construction. Scots pine will grow well in good or poor soil and even boggy land. I have seen young trees move up and down on boggy ground while still growing well.